Training and Coaching in Sports

Contents 1. Coaching philosophy. 2. Art of coaching. 3. Characteristics of coaching profession. 4. Coaching methods. 5. Evaluation in coaching. 6. Coaching skills and roles. 7. Conditioning in coaching. 8. Measurement and evaluation of physical performance. 9. Introduction to sports training. 10. Various methods of training. 11. Fitness training. 12. Concept of transferring the training. 13. Concept of motivation. Coaching is nothing but a process in which coach imparts knowledge to the players one can easily say that there exists no difference between a teacher and a coach. But here we will deny this thinking and powerfully say that teaching and coaching are two different subjects however interrelated. As while discussing the concept of teaching we have said that the function of a teacher is to impart the basic knowledge to his students it is important to say here that coaching is a specialised process of teaching. Coach imparts not the basic and fundamental knowledge to his students but provide them with such advance knowledge which helps them in bringing a maturity in their performance. The present book entitled Training and Coaching in Sports discusses all the aspects of Training and Coaching in Sports. The text are arranged in a lucid form and written in simple colloquial English. The present book will be useful for the students teachers of physical education and sports and those preparing themselves for the competitive examinations like NET and SET. 390 pp.…